The birthday cake

The birthday cake

Ingredients for 6 people

• 325 g of dark chocolate (60 to 70% cocoa)
• 50 cl of full cream
• 2 egg yolks 6 +

For the almond biscuit and decor

• 7 egg whites
• 125g ground almonds
• 125 g caster sugar
• 170 g icing sugar
• 35 g flour
• 200 g of dark chocolate (60 to 70% cocoa)
• 50 g of icing sugar
• candles fantasies

Stages of preparation

1. For the mousse, beat the very cold cream until firm. Reserve in the refrigerator. Melt the chocolate broken into pieces in a water bath. Make a syrup with the sugar and 3 tbsp. tablespoons water. Whisk the eggs with the yolks, pour the boiling syrup mesh stirring constantly. Stir in the melted chocolate and ice cold whipped cream. Reserve in the refrigerator.

2. For the cake, preheat the oven to 200 ° C (th. 6/7). Beat the egg whites until very stiff, gradually add the powdered sugar while beating until meringue. Stir in the ground almonds mixed with flour and icing sugar sifted together. Siphon the mixture into a piping bag. Form 3 discs (Ø 24 cm) on a sheet of baking paper. Bake 15 to 20 min.

3. Food Film Line a cake pan (Ø 24 cm). Place a biscuit disk on the bottom, cover one third of foam, then add another drive, another third foam. Cover with the last cookie disc, pack lightly and wrap in a film. Book a night in the freezer. Turn out the cake onto a cardboard disk (for easier handling and decorate the cake). completely cover the cake with the remaining foam and keep cool.

4. For the decoration, make chips in chocolate with a vegetable peeler. Cover it in the edges of the cake. Sprinkle with icing sugar and poke small candles. Enjoy fresh.